Writing Contests:

Information Provided by Dean Sowle's Office

New listings added for the current week, if
any, are indicated in italics. Print copies
of the rules and regulations governing the writing contests
listed here are available from Denise Lang in Suite 320.Congratulations to John New (class of 2007)
for winning the William J. Pierce Writing Contest, sponsored
by the National Council of Commissioners on Uniform State
Laws. Sponsor/Title: NRA Civil Rights Defense
Fund Law Student Essay Contest.Topic: The right of the individual to
keep and bear arms as a federally protected right.Prizes: First place, $5,000; second
place, $3,000; third place, $2,000; fourth place, $1,000.Deadline:May 31, 2006.Website:http://www.nradefensefund.orgSponsor/Title: NRA Civil Rights Defense Fund
Scholarship Contest for Law Students.Topic: Scholarships will be awarded to
law students who submit articles on the constitutional right
to keep and bear arms of quality suitable for publication
in a law review journal. Open to third-year law students (as
of Fall 2005).Prizes: First place, $12,500 toward
tuition; second place, $5,000; third place, $2,500.Deadline:June 1, 2006.Website:http://www.nradefensefund.orgSponsor/Title: Chicago-Kent Institute
for Law and the Humanities Student Paper Prize.Topic: Papers may address any issue,
if the issue is examined from both a legal and a humanities-based
perspective, or if the paper integrates the two perspectives
in an appropriate manner, including legal philosophy, legal
history, law and literature, and law and religion. Papers
should be scholarly and worthy of publication.Eligibility: The contest is limited
to Chicago-Kent students enrolled in teh 2005-2006 year. Submissions
must have been written in association with a course or an
independent research project in either the Fall 2005 term
or the Spring 2006 term. Submissions should be sent to Professor
Sheldon Nahmod (snahmod@kentlaw.edu). The contest is open
to both J.D. and LL.M. students.Prizes: First place, $500; honorable
mention, $250.Deadline:June 1, 2006.Sponsor/Title: American Judges Association/American
Judges Foundation Law Student Essay Competition.Topic: The rule of law in times of conflict.Prizes: First place, $3,000; second
place, $1,500; third place, $1,000.Deadline:June 1, 2006.Website:http://aja.ncsc.dni.usSponsor/Title: American Planning Association
Smith-Babcock-Williams Student Writing Competition.Topic: A question of significance in
either planning or areas of law germane to planning (e.g.,
land use, local government or environmental law).Prizes: First place, $2,500 and
submission for publication; second place, $1,000; honorable
mentions (up to two), $250.Deadline:June 5, 2006.Sponsor/Title: National Lesbian
and Gay Law Association Michael Greenberg Student Writing
Competition.Topic: A cutting edge legal issue affecting
the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and/or Intersex community.Prizes: First place, $1,000 and
publication in the Journal of Law and Sexuality.Deadline:June 15, 2006.
Website:http://www.lavenderlaw.org/writing.competition.htmlSponsor/Title: Santa Clara Computer
& High Technology Law Journal Comment Contest.Topic: "Hot topics in intellectual
property and technology law." Submissions may address
patents, copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets, biotechnology,
telecommunications, technology licensing, venture capital,
antitrust, e-commerce, computer law, cyberspace law, privacy,
and any other current topic in high technology law.Prizes: First place, $2,000; second
place, $1,500; third place, $1,000.Deadline:June 15, 2006.
Website:http://www.scu.edu/techlaw/contest.htmlSponsor/Title: Mercer University School of
Law Adam A. Milani Disability Law Writing Competition.Topic: Any aspect of disability law,
theory or practice.Prizes: First place, between $300
and $500.Deadline:June 15, 2006.
Website:http://www.law.mercer.edu/academics/legal_writing/writingcomp.cfmSponsor/Title: ABA Section of Real
Property, Probate and Trust Law Student Writing Competition.Topic: Real property, probate, and/or
trust law subjects of general and current interest..Prizes: First place, $2,000; second
place, $500; third place, $250.Deadline:June 16, 2006.
Website:http://www.abanet.org/rppt/writingcontestSponsor/Title: Attorney-CPA Foundation
Essay Contest.Topic: Compare and contrast the SEC/PCABO
and AICPA rules and philosophy on independence for the attestation
role including the attribution to the practice entity and
other professionals therein.Prizes: First place, $2,500; second
place, $1,500; third and fourth places, $500 each; and four
regional prizes of $250 each.Deadline:June 30, 2006.
Website:http://www.attorney-cpa.comSponsor/Title: Federal Circuit Bar Association
George Hutchinson Writing Contest.Topic: Any topic that lies within the
procedure, substance, or scope of the jurisdiction of the
Federal Circuit Court of Appeals.Prizes: First place, $3,000 (discretionary);
second and third place cash awards may also be awarded.Deadline:June 30, 2006.
Website:http://fedcirbar.orgSponsor/Title: The Theodore Tannenwald, Jr.
Foundation for Excellence in Tax Scholarship Writing Competition.Topic: Any federal or state tax topic.Prizes: First place, $3,500; second
place, $2,500; third place, $1,500.Deadline:June 30, 2006.
Website:http://www.abanet.org/lsd/competitions/writing-contests/06tannenwald-rules.pdfSponsor/Title: American Society of Composers,
Authors & Publishers (ASCAP) Nathan Burkan Memorial Competition.Topic: Any aspect of copyright law.Prizes: First place $600, second
place $250 at each participating law school.Deadline:June 30, 2006.
Other Information: Two winning papers will be
chosen, and awards given, at each participating law school.
Open to third-year (or, with permission, second-year) law
students. Each school will be responsible for choosing the
winning papers. Any Chicago-Kent student interested in submitting
a paper should contact Dean Sowle well in advance of the June
30 deadline. Website:http://www.ascap.comSponsor/Title: National Association
of Counsel for Children Student Essay Competition on the Legal
Interests of Children.Topic: Submissions will be evaluated
on the importance of the topic to advancing the legal interests
of children.Prizes: First place, $1,000 and
publication in the 2006 Children's Law Manual.Deadline:August 1, 2006.
Website:http://www.NACCchildlaw.orgSponsor/Title: Jones Day Antitrust
Writing Competition.Topic: Submissions should emphasize practical
analysis of antitrust problems.Prizes: First place, $10,000; two
honorable mentions, $1,500 each.Deadline:December 31, 2006.